CHAPTER FIVE ; TRIAL

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... CHAPTER 5 - WEEK 523 Narrators Remain ; Wakey wakey, naughty murder children. It's a lovely Saturday, after all. Breakfast is served piping hot at its usual time and all of the evidence has been removed from the scenes of yesterday. No matter how you choose to spent your morning though, the clock will begin to chime the moment both hands reach the large, ornate twelve. Before your eyes materializes a door...but not just any door. Unlike the door leading to the festival, this door sits primly and properly right in front of the foyer. Whether you exit the castle on your own or you feel a friendly, invisible push, you begin to walk under an arc of wisterias. Behind you, the clock continues to chime with every step you take. By the time the time the clock strikes twelve, you've entered a beautiful garden. In front of you is a long table, 19 seats on each side. Around the garden are several glass cases containing evidence collected yesterday. As noon intensifies on the sun-shaped clock, you'll find Dragon at the head of the table, a glass-covered rose near her right hand. Tick tock, Narrators. You have nine hours to deliberate. Throughout today's trial, cookies and cakes will be served as your trial snacks, along with hot cocoa...served in sippycups. Welcome to your trial post! Please see here for the OOC summary of events from yesterday's investigation. In addition, please be sure to vote! Please see the voting page on how to vote, as we will have two special things to vote for. Voting will close at 9pm EST/6pm PST! If you have any questions, please ask on our Discord server or ping us on plurk. Please direct pings for the NPC to Dana (decals), as she will be taking point for today's NPC, and the moderator team will be on deck for all other questions. full navigation. locations taken (statuses) stories (profiles) info & faq wishing well private conversations

Comments

[thesettingsun]

It's unreliable. If you have to kill someone, you'd kill literally anyone else before your own partner.

[finethanks]

I... don't believe that's true in everyone's case.

[That's all he has to say on that.]

[thesettingsun]

...There are simpler ways if you want to die.

[wagashis]

...unless you and your partner had a falling-out.

[thesettingsun]

It doesn't matter if you hate your partner's guts. It's self-preservation.

[wagashis]

We have yet to fail to save someone left over, except in the case where there were too many.

It would be a reasonable way to attempt to gain a new partner.

[thesettingsun]

...In that case, fine. Vote for me. I didn't do it, but Sensei and Evan can be paired up and you can all feel good about 'at least it wasn't somebody useful'.

[selfinserting]

—Don't say that. Don't, don't say that.

[thesettingsun]

I'm tired and we have an hour left. It might as well be me at this point.

[selfinserting]

You didn't do it! You can't just... Please.

[thesettingsun]

You don't need to worry. I'm sure Waver-sensei will be a good partner for you.

[selfinserting]

No. Stop it, you're not allowed to give up, you...

[His voice cracks.]

You promised. You promised you would be careful.

[thesettingsun]

I know I did.

...But they can't kill Sensei. Not because of a mistake. If I die instead, that's fine.

[selfinserting]

No, it's not! It's not fine! Why do you always...

[He cuts off, rubbing at his eyes.]

[thesettingsun]

I'm sorry.

[He's tearing up again.]

But we're not going to find any proof of anything in the next forty minutes. This is all I can do.

[randori]

Evan, can I punch him?

[ knock some sense into him? he's being stupid ]

[selfinserting]

Shut up!

[That's probably a no. Save Natsuo.]

[randori]

[ we're getting better at this yelling thing! ]

[resumed]

Unless you don't want to shed more blood in this game.

[thesettingsun]

Suicide is generally easier than murder.

[resumed]

Given the rulebook says that killings must be arranged with the Crafters, I'm kind of wondering if they would even allow a suicide.

[thesettingsun]

You can go ask if you want.

[resumed]

I have more important things to be doing, actually.

[thesettingsun]

[Like not getting any actual proof about who killed your friend?

He doesn't say that.]

[resumed]

[He already has an answer and also Dazai's an idiot so sorry about him.]